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Part 3: Darryl Strawberry on Being #1 Draft Pick by NY Mets Out of High School
Part 1: Darryl Strawberry on Growing Up in Crenshaw Around Gangs & Violence
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Former baseball superstar Darryl Strawberry opened up about his traumatic childhood, revealing that he and his brothers nearly killed their alcoholic father in self-defense the last time he threatened his family. During the incident, Strawberry was 14 and his siblings were in their mid-teens. According to Strawberry, his father was heavily intoxicated and threatening to harm his family with a shotgun. Strawberry and his brothers armed themselves with household items like a frying pan and a butcher knife, determined to protect their mother and themselves. He credits his mother for diffusing the situation by ushering them out of the house, potentially saving lives that night. Strawberry goes on to discuss the impact of growing up with the challenges of domestic violence and abusive parenting, and how those experiences have shaped his life, career, and struggles with addiction.
